Moderate

* WHAT...North to northwest winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected. * WHERE...Santa Barbara County Southwestern Coast and Santa Ynez Mountains Western Range. * WHEN...From 5 PM this afternoon to 3 AM PDT Friday. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution.

At 831 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Wade, or 14 miles north of Escatawpa, moving east at 55 mph. HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Hurley, Big Point, Wade, and Vancleave. If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

Temperatures have warmed above freezing, therefore the Freeze Warning will be allowed to expire.

At 800 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Laurel Hill, or 8 miles southwest of Florala, moving east at 45 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph and half inch hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Geneva, De Funiak Springs, Union, Liberty, Paxton, Ponce De Leon, Caryville, Westville, Black, Pond Creek, Cluster Springs, Gaskin,

At 753 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 6 miles east of Wiggins to 3 miles west of McHenry. Movement was east at 45 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include... Wiggins, Perkinston, and McHenry. If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

At 755 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 12 miles southwest of Rocksprings, moving northeast at 25 mph. HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 mph and half inch hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include... Rocksprings and Devil's Sinkhole State Natural Area. If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

At 725 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 13 miles east of Riverview, or 14 miles east of Brewton, moving east at 55 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include... Florala, Laurel Hill, and Lockhart. If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

At 737 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 12 miles southwest of Bratt, or 13 miles east of Bay Minette, moving east at 50 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and penny size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include... Molino, Point Baker, and Roeville. If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

At 651 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near New Brockton to 10 miles north of Lockhart. Movement was east at 40 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Geneva, Hartford, Slocomb, Samson, Malvern, Coffee Springs, Black, Chancellor, Kellys Crossroads, Lytle, Marl, Logan Field Municipal

Relative humidity values will drop to around 25 percent along with northwest winds up to 20 mph across northwest Minnesota. Given the extremely dry fuels, near critical fire weather conditions are expected for the afternoon hours. Any fire that does develop has the potential to quickly spread. For more information on burning restrictions for Minnesota, see www.dnr.state.mn.us/forestry/fire/firerating_restrictions.html